Currently, the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Vietnam has caused many employers to close their businesses and lay off employees. Thus, when dismissing an employee, does the employer have to pay severance payments, payments in lieu of notice, etc., and/or any other types of payment will be due and payable to employees? Firstly, in…
(Vietnam) Currently, because of the outbreak of the disease, many companies are facing a lot of difficulties due to travel bans or employees suspected of being infected or positive for covid (nCOV) causing the company to stop operation. Faced with the above situation, the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has issued…
The City People’s Committee has just issued Official Letter No. 3615/UBND-SXD dated June 14, 2021, guiding the implementation of Decree No. 49/2021/ND-CP dated April 1, 2021, of the Vietnam Government amending and supplementing some Article of Decree No. 100/2015/ND-CP dated October 20, 2015, of the Government on the development and management of social housing. Accordingly,…
The General Department of Taxation requires Tax Departments to propagate and disseminate information to taxpayers in their localities to hastily implement Decree No. 57/2021/ND-CP of the Government to remove difficulties for taxpayers in the current period. Recently, the General Department of Taxation issued Official Dispatch No. 6/CD-TCT on the implementation of Decree No. 57/2021/ND-CP of…
On the morning of June 22, at the National Assembly House, Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue, Politburo member, National Assembly Chairman, worked with the Institute for Legislative Studies. Here, the National Assembly Chairman emphasized that it is essential to overcome both trends leading to a reduction in the “life expectancy” of the law. Also attending the…
The Vietnam Stock Exchange and the Vietnam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (VSDC) are only allowed to invest outside of enterprises in the field of securities and the stock market. The Government has just issued Decree No. 59/2021/ND-CP stipulating several specific contents on financial management mechanism and performance evaluation for the Vietnam Securities Depository and…
According to the new regulations, the rent of a house with a price of more than 8,333,334 VND/month is subject to tax and the owner must pay tax for the entire actual revenue. Recently, the Ministry of Finance has issued Circular 40/2021/TT-BTC guiding VAT and PIT for business households and individuals. After this circular was…
Currently, Vietnam is in the process to join the international market and affirms its position with the neighboring countries. Therefore, it is crucial for Vietnam to have a thriving business habitat which is the backbone of the whole economy. Accordingly, the proposals for tighter trademark protection and opening up opportunities for new types of trademarks…
Currently, due to the extremely complicated epidemic situation, airlines in Vietnam may face many difficulties in terms of financial situation which leads to the termination of labour contract in aviation field. Under this circumstance, high-qualified aviation persons, such as First Officers and Captains, have not received a salary on the contract but received the salary…
Currently, letter of credit (L/C) is an increasingly popular payment method in international commercial transactions because of the safety and prestige through the bank’s commitment to pay the seller. If the seller provides the full set of documents specified under the L/C and the buyer is also guaranteed by the bank that the goods will…